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Turn your Japanese lesson notes into basic flashcards with AI

Upload a PDF handout, lesson slides, typed notes or a photo of the whiteboard. DeckOwl builds flashcards from your material and schedules reviews with spaced repetition.

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Why build your own basic Japanese deck

Printable sheets of basic Japanese flashcards are easy to find, but they rarely match the kana chart, vocabulary list or grammar points your class actually covers. Generating a set from your own material means the cards line up with what you need to memorize this week.

Hiragana and katakana charts turned into front-and-back cards
Vocabulary lists pulled from photos of your textbook pages
Spaced repetition for the kana you keep mixing up
Anki and CSV export on Plus, with browser study on the free plan

Example basic Japanese flashcards for beginners

What is あ in hiragana?The vowel a, the first character in the gojuon chart.

What does こんにちは (konnichiwa) mean?Hello or good afternoon, a general greeting used during the day.

What is katakana mainly used for?Foreign loanwords like コーヒー (kōhī, coffee), foreign names and some onomatopoeia.

How is the particle は read when it marks the topic?As wa, even though it is written with the hiragana ha.

How many characters are in the basic hiragana gojuon chart?46, including ん, arranged in rows by vowel sound.

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Built from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX or PPTX files, plain notes, or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition, so whiteboard and textbook photos work too.

Spaced repetition

Cards you find hard come back sooner, and cards you know fade into longer intervals. Reviews are scheduled for you.

Study anywhere

Study in the browser on the free plan. Paid plans add PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export so you can take your deck anywhere.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the handout, slides, notes or photos that cover the kana, vocabulary or grammar you are learning.

Generate your cards

DeckOwl creates flashcards with the question or term on the front and the answer on the back.

Review on a schedule

Study the deck in your browser and let spaced repetition decide when each card returns.

Upload a PDF of your instructor's handout, a photo of the whiteboard or a PPTX of lesson slides. Each card gets spaced repetition, so the characters and words you keep missing come back sooner.

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Frequently asked questions

What should a beginner learn first in basic Japanese?

Most beginner courses start with hiragana, then katakana, then core greetings and particles such as は (wa) and を (o). Learning the kana first makes reading vocabulary much easier.

How many hiragana should I memorize before moving on?

The basic gojuon chart has 46 hiragana, including ん, so aim to recognize all of them before adding dakuten and combined sounds. Short daily reviews work better than one long session.

Can I export my Japanese flashcards to Anki?

Yes, export to Anki is available on the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study generated cards in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan for making Japanese flashcards?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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